THE CITY CENTRE FRAMEWORK

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1 CITY DESIGN & STRATEGIC TRANSPORT GROWTH & REGENERATION THE CITY CENTRE FRAMEWORK Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan CCF sub-ara / Da : March 0 CONSULTATION VERSION

2 Towr Hill. Caslmad Towr. Marrio Hol. Brw Hous. Casl Park Viw Si. Pip n Jay Church. Cnral Halh Clinic. S Philip's Bridg. Lad Sho Towr. Assmbly si Ciy Cnr Framwork March 0 Consulaion Draf Ciy Dsign Group

Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan KEY - Exising Conx Imag : Lad Sho Towr Imag : Marrio Hol Imag : Pip n Jay Church Imag : Passag Sr Towr Hill Hisorically locad bwn Brisol Casl and Old Mark h ara

Hisoric rcords suggs ha h ara was conaind wihin a dfnsiv wall dfining h original lin of Towr Hill and Passag Sr. By h h cnury h ara had dvlopd as a dns mix of uss surrounding h churchyard.

Th producion of lad sho, usd primarily for ammuniion, was rvoluionisd by William Was who dvlopd h ida of h sho owr wihin which mouln lad is droppd hrough a coppr siv ino war.

Th lar owr is no longr usd for producing lad sho bu was lisd in and subsqunly incorporad wihin a warsid offic dvlopmn in 00.

3 Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan KEY - Exising Conx Imag : Lad Sho Towr Imag : Marrio Hol Imag : Pip n Jay Church Imag : Passag Sr Towr Hill Hisorically locad bwn Brisol Casl and Old Mark h ara idnifid hr as Towr Hill forms h wsrn xn of h formr parish of S Philip and S Jacob. Land o h o h souh of h Casl prcinc was s asid as h Kings Orchard, sparad by h moa. Hisoric rcords suggs ha h ara was conaind wihin a dfnsiv wall dfining h original lin of Towr Hill and Passag Sr. By h h cnury h ara had dvlopd as a dns mix of uss surrounding h churchyard. Tigh lans such as Chs Lan and Jacob Sr xndd o h as and h rivr providd a focus for h indusrial manufacur of glass, iron and lad sho. Th producion of lad sho, usd primarily for ammuniion, was rvoluionisd by William Was who dvlopd h ida of h sho owr wihin which mouln lad is droppd hrough a coppr siv ino war. Th procss was pand in, h sam yar ha Was xndd his hous on Chs Lan and buil h firs owr which rmaind unil rbuil in afr a road widning schm. Th lar owr is no longr usd for producing lad sho bu was lisd in and subsqunly incorporad wihin a warsid offic dvlopmn in 00. Th ara oday lis o h souh of h Brisol Shopping Quarr, bwn Old Mark and Casl Park. To h norh h ara is characrisd by h pos-war highways and h Brualis modrn archicur ovrlooking h asrn dg of h Park. To h souh h ara rmains focusd on Pip and Jay and is associad churchyard, boundd by maur plain rs. Th Floaing Harbour and h busy innr circui road ar srong boundaris dfining Towr Hill as an idnifiabl quarr. Howvr hy offr vry conrasing nvironmns; h warsid provids a ranquil sing for dvlopmn and an opporuniy for lisur and furhr dvlopmn of quaysid rous. Towr Hill is currnly an undrusd quarr of h ciy cnr, paricularly o h souh whr vacan and clard sis add o h ovrly wid and opn naur of Passag Sr and Narrow Plain. Whils h prdominan us is offics, hr ar small pocks of ohr uss such as rsidnial a Frryman's Quay, and h Marrio Hol ovrlooking Casl Park. As a rsul h ara fls rlaivly dsrd a vnings and wknds. Incrasing h mix of uss and sablishing a grar rsidnial populaion would bring bnfis including incrasd us and ovrlooking o Casl Park. Rcn works o h Old Mark roundabou juncion hav sough o improv h sragic cyclis and pdsrian rou conncing Old Mark o h Cnr. Th furhr rworking of Casl Sr along h norhrn boundary of h formr Ambulanc Saion si could significanly nhanc h rou whils providing a srongr sns of arrival ino Casl Park. Ciy Cnr Framwork Consulaion Draf March 0 Ciy Dsign Group

4 Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan Towr Hill - Analysis rail / food rsidnial / hol lisur / communiy offic / mploymn Highway dominad juncion consraining pdsrian movmn. Poor qualiy public ralm and sr clur. r S Conflics bwn pdsrians, cycliss and vhicl hrough raffic. d Poor connciviy acrosshavily raffickd roads. Win Sm Ngaiv ownscap impac of vacan sis or all Sr poor qualiy buildings. Poor Ccondiion and undrusd hriag asss. rsh S g id Br g L an Loss of hisoric fabric and form. ssa s Pa r S Ch Compromisd sing and lack of public Sr olas h c i inrpraion of hriagsasss. N 0 r r hs Hig Sr Towr Hill 0 r Imposingror ou-of-scal buildings. ns Poor lgibiliy for pdsrians and cycliss. or Qu Ma Casl Sr 0 Poor qualiy ground floor rlaionship wih h sr. ns Sr Tmpl Way Sr Ngaiv visual impac of parking. Br oa car parking as l challngs r C Challngs: a L ow Bro ir dw Mrs Ciy Cnr Framwork Consulaion Draf March 0 Ciy Dsign Group

Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan Issus and Opporuniis KEY - Exmplars Sraly Church, Bdfordshir Wsminsr Bridg, London Kings Cross,

Two ky dvlopmn sis wihin h ara provid h opporuniy o significanly nhanc h public ralm, rbalancing h allocaion of spac o prioriis

Rdvlopmn of ky sis also provid h opporuniy o cra br dfind sr fronags, as wll as providing opporuniis o improv accss o h war's dg and

Issus: Imbalanc of sr spac bwn vhicls and pdsrians and cycliss whr highway infrasrucur dominas.

Svranc from Old Mark by Tmpl Way and Old Mark roundabou. Poor rlaionship wih Casl Park and undrsad park nrancs.

Ralloca road spac o rflc high volums of pdsrian and cycling us and offr an nhancd alrnaiv rou o Tmpl Way.

5 Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan Issus and Opporuniis KEY - Exmplars Sraly Church, Bdfordshir Wsminsr Bridg, London Kings Cross, London Trafalgar Plac, Elphan and Casl Vondlpark, Amsrdam Rivrwalk, Chicago Kw Rivrsid, London Th ara forms a ky conncion bwn Old Mark and h Ciy Cnr. High volums of pdsrians, cycliss, buss and vhicls mov hrough h ara, paricularly a pak hours causing nsions and conflics bwn usrs. Two ky dvlopmn sis wihin h ara provid h opporuniy o significanly nhanc h public ralm, rbalancing h allocaion of spac o prioriis pdsrians and cycliss. Rdvlopmn of ky sis also provid h opporuniy o cra br dfind sr fronags, as wll as providing opporuniis o improv accss o h war's dg and mor plasan pdsrian conncion bwn Tmpl Mads and h Cnr via Casl Park. Issus: Imbalanc of sr spac bwn vhicls and pdsrians and cycliss whr highway infrasrucur dominas. Poor qualiy cycling conncion bwn Jacob Sr and Casl Park. Conflics and nsions bwn pdsrians and cycliss a Towr Hill juncion. Svranc from Old Mark by Tmpl Way and Old Mark roundabou. Poor rlaionship wih Casl Park and undrsad park nrancs. Mainaining ky viws and appropria sing of hriag asss. Encouraging mixd us dvlopmn o provid incrasd aciviy. Opporuniis:. Ralloca road spac o rflc high volums of pdsrian and cycling us and offr an nhancd alrnaiv rou o Tmpl Way.. Cra mor convnin crossing poins o nhanc pdsrian and cycling conncions.. Enhanc accss o h Floaing Harbour and opporuniis for a livly nw public spac on h warfron.. High qualiy public ralm rflcing h imporanc of sragic rous in widr pdsrian and cycl nworks.. Rinforc xising landscap and nhanc wih r planing whr possibl.. Providing a mix of uss and inroducion of rsidnial populaion o improv aciviy /.. Mak fficin us of highly susainabl locaion.. Provid a posiiv markr for Casl Park and nhancd park dg hrough dvlopmn along Casl Sr. Ciy Cnr Framwork Consulaion Draf March 0 Ciy Dsign Group

6 Towr Hill - characr samn and plac plan Towr Hill Plac Plan Vision Supporing ranspor masurs Ky dvlopmn projcs TH0 Chs Lan Posiiond wih dirc accss o Casl Park and h Floaing Harbour, Towr Hill offrs a quir and mor rlaxd plac o liv and work wihin h ciy cnr. Nw dvlopmns will bring grar innsiy of floorspac bu will no gnra larg volums of raffic, and invsmn will bring h opporuniy o incras connciviy for pdsrians and cycliss. Objcivs. Improv Towr Hill as a plac o liv and work.. Dlivr high qualiy and susainabl dvlopmn soluions o h vacan sis surrounding Pip n Jay Church.. Cra a br sing for Casl Park, providing buildings which br rla, conain and dircly ovrlook h Park.. Ralloca roadspac in ordr o calm hrough raffic and provid a safr and mor araciv nvironmn for cycliss and pdsrians.. Suppor h rol of Pip n Jay Church as a communiy hub.. Promo h coninud us and rfurbishmn of h Cnral Halh Clinic building rcognising is ownscap conribuion o h ara.. Provid a conncd and coninuous accss alongsid h Floaing Harbour.. Dvlop opporuniis for providing ha and powr nworks and ulrafas broadband connciviy. Rcn public ralm invsmn associad wih h Old Mark roundabou has mad significan improvmns o crossing faciliis. Th ky dvlopmn sis wihin h ara ar xpcd o conribu furhr improvmns o h walking and cycling nvironmn, as wll as nsur br connciviy o Old Mark and h Tmpl Quarr Enrpris Zon. Public ranspor improvmns as par of h MroBus schm hav includd ddicad bus lans along Tmpl Way in ordr o nsur grar rliabiliy of ravl ims. Ky public ralm and movmn projcs Casl Sr - Th rmodlling associad wih h adjacn dvlopmn si o xnd h sgrgad cycl rou and nhanc pdsrian spac associad wih h sragic link bwn Old Mark and h ciy cnr. Towr Hill - Rallocaion of roadspac o calm hrough raffic and incorpora sgrgad cycl faciliis and on-sr parking. Passag Sr / Broad Plain - As abov. Chs Lan / Harbour Walkway - Significan invsmn as par of h Chs Lan dvlopmn si o provid accss o an xndd warsid walkway linking wih Tmpl Quarr. TH0 Formr Ambulanc Saion Th dvlopmn of his prominn si dircly on h dg of Casl Park will dlivr an xmplar rsidnial schm aking full advanag of is susainabl locaion and accssibiliy o high qualiy public opn spac in h ciy cnr. Th schm will provid a significan lvl of affordabl housing alongsid priva rnd scor aparmns. Th form of h dvlopmn will rspond o h rich archological sing of h formr mdival casl and will dircly hlp o inrpr h culvrd moa wihin h ownscap. Th scal of h dvlopmn should b confidn, rsponding o h all buildings policy in a posiiv way o provid incrasd ovrlooking and incras h lgibiliy of h souh as cornr of h Park from h widr ciy cnr and Old Mark. Th dvlopmn will conribu o h managmn of raffic and nvironmnal nhancmn of Casl Sr, Towr Hill, Marybush Lan and Qun Sr. Calming hrough-raffic gnrally, and mor spcifically rducing raffic movmns along Casl Sr will nabl h roadspac o b nhancd as an xnsion o h Park, and a coninuaion of h sragic pdsrian and cycl rou linking Old Mark wih Baldwin Sr. Th rdvlopmn of h si formrly occupid by h Clrical and Mdical offics has salld in rcn yars laving an opn clard si a his prominn locaion whr Tmpl Way crosss h Floaing Harbour. Th opnnss of h undvlopd si has incrasd h visibiliy of h wo lisd buildings, h Lad Sho Towr and Pip n Jay Church, which provid disinciv landmarks wihin h widr Towr Hill ara. Th prvious planning prmission rinforcd h dsir o sablish a warfron link oward Tmpl Mads saion blow Tmpl Bridg. Furhrmor hr is a nd o link h warfron rou hrough h si via an araciv and lgibl rou in ordr o sablish an ffciv pdsrian and cycling movmn corridor bwn Tmpl Mads and Broadmad. Th si offrs an opporuniy o cra a mor inns commrcial focus for h ara wih an aciv warfron and srong urban dg o Tmpl Way. Nowihsanding ha h si sis wihin h ara idnifid for ponial allr buildings undr SPD0, dvlopmn proposals should aim o provid an appropria sing for h wo landmark lisd buildings, hrough snsiiv scal and massing of nw buildings. Ciy Cnr Framwork Consulaion Draf March 0 Ciy Dsign Group

7 Towr Hill Plac Plan Ky Diagram Proposd dvlopmn: rsor Proposd dvlopmn: rinvn Nw public spacs and improvmns o xising public spacs Aciv ground floor uss (cafs, rsaurans, shops) ir W r C Low B d roa Aciv building fronag (rgular doors and asl windows, balconis c.) Sr Exising and ponial nw focal building Ky public spac nhancmn Public ralm improvmn corridor Casl Sr Pdsrian rous (primary and local) TH0 Qu Enhancd warsid accss r ns Enhancd xising Frry Sop Tmpl Way Cycl rous Towr Hill Enhancd xising Bus Sop MroBus Locaion Passag Sr TH0 Ch TH0 s Lan TH0 TH0 Ciy Cnr Framwork Consulaion Draf March 0 Ciy Dsign Group

Appendix B. Public Life Public Space - Cycling Findings

Appendix B. Public Life Public Space - Cycling Findings Appndix B. Public Lif Public Spac - Cycling Findings No: Th cycling findings ar incorporad ino Chapr 2.3 Mulimodal Opraions: Bicycl. Th full rpor on cycling, as prpard by Ghl Archics, is providd hrin.